• Bar Menu
• Dinner Menu
• Wine Menu
APPETIZERS
Grilled Cheese Polenta 9
Polenta baked with provolone cheese, complemented
with a cream sauce
Mozzarella in Carrozza 9
Four pieces of hand-breaded fresh mozzarella cheese fried
and served with our homemade tomato sauce
Eggplant Capone 11
Egg-battered eggplant rolled and stuffed with mascarpone cheese,
wrapped with prosciutto and finished with our homemade
tomato sauce
Stuffed Mushrooms 11
Mushroom caps stuffed with our homemade
sausage stuffing, topped with provolone cheese
Pizza Rustica 12
Old world style pastry layered with prosciutto, salami, ham,
mozzarella, ricotta, provolone and parmigiano cheeses, served
with our homemade tomato sauce
Fried Calamari 13
Tender calamari lightly floured and fried, served with our
homemade tomato sauce
Shrimp Cocktail . 4 per piece
Choose your portion size:
Jurassic shrimp served with chef’s homemade cocktail sauce
Spinach and Sausage Pie 12
Sautéed fresh spinach, ground sausage, and ricotta cheese layered
on filo dough, topped with provolone cheese,
served with tomato sauce on the side
Our Signature Rhode Island Calamari 14
Tender calamari lightly floured and fried, topped
with delicious banana peppers and capers in a white wine butter sauce
Scampi 14
Sautéed shrimp in a white wine and garlic butter sauce,
served over garlic toast
Clams Oreganata 14
Steamed fresh clams with garlic, parmigiano cheese, and fresh parsley
with a sauté of white wine and garlic, topped with bread crumbs
Baked Clams 14
Clams stuffed with shrimp, crabmeat, and scallops, topped
with a white wine butter sauce
Shrimp Basso 14
Jurassic shrimp in tempura batter served with a raspberry horseradish sauce
Escargots 14
Jumbo snails sautéed in olive oil, garlic, basil, vine-ripened
tomatoes, and sherry, served over garlic toast
Hot Antipasto 16
Our chef’s creation. A combination of Jurassic shrimp, baked clams,
mussels, fried calamari, and eggplant rollatini, with tomato sauce
Clams Possillippo 13
Clams poached in a fresh tomato and basil broth
Mussels Vino Bianco 13
Mussels poached in a white wine and shallot cream sauce
SALADS
House Salad 6
Our original house salad of mixed greens and roasted
vegetables with balsamic pesto vinaigrette
Caesar Salad 8
Hearts of romaine in homemade Caesar dressing
Pear Salad 9
Mixed field greens, grilled poached pears, candied walnuts,
and gorgonzola cheese with balsamic pesto vinaigrette
Salad Sampler 10
Wedge, Caesar, and House
Italian Wedge Salad 9
A wedge of super crisp iceberg lettuce covered in tarragon
blue cheese dressing, topped with bacon and pesto
Eggplant Salad 10
Lightly-battered eggplant, tomato, and fresh mozzarella drizzled
with pesto and balsamic glaze
SOUPS
Pasta Fagioli 6
The traditional Italian favorite
Onion Soup 6
Our signature Burgundy-baked version
Stracciatella 6
Spinach and egg drop in tasty broth
BASSO CLASSIC HOUSE SPECIALTIES
Eggplant Parmigiana 21
Sliced eggplant, breaded and baked, layered with mozzarella
cheese and homemade marinara sauce
Steak Saltimbocca 35
Charbroiled 14-oz. New York strip steak, cooked to your liking,
topped with prosciutto, spinach, provolone cheese, and finished
with sherry demi-glaze
Shrimp Scampi 25
Jurassic shrimp in white wine and garlic sauce served
over linguine and garnished with steamed broccoli
Salmon Grill 26
Grilled salmon filet served on a bed of sautéed broccoli rabe
and risotto
Duck A L’Orange 28
Slow-roasted half duck complemented with an almond
Grand Marnier demi-glaze sauce, served with walnut pesto linguine
Zuppa di Pesce 43
One half lobster tail, clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari,
and fish of the day poached in a basil and tomato sauce
Saloon Steak 35
Charbroiled 14-oz. New York strip steak, cooked
to your liking, served with vegetables and Italian potatoes
Salmon Pescatore 29
Seafood-stuffed salmon filet with fresh mozzarella and tomato
on a bed of spinach with risotto
Barramundi Pico-Style 25
Broiled 8-oz. Australian sea bass filet, pan seared then finished
in a parsley, butter, lemon sauce
Pork Chop di Parma 26
Juicy 12-oz. pork chop topped with prosciutto and red wine
demi-glaze served over risotto
Scallops Zollo 32
Pan-seared scallops with gorgonzola, walnuts,
and bacon cream sauce served over risotto
Surf & Turf 45
Charbroiled 6-oz. New York strip steak, 9-oz. lobster tail,
and a Jurassic shrimp served with Italian potatoes and vegetables
PASTA
Penne Alla Vodka 20
Penne served in a light pink vodka cream sauce
with parmigiano cheese
Fettuccine Alfredo 20
Fettucine tossed in a light cream sauce with parmigiano cheese
Fettuccine Michaelangelo 22
Fettucine with diced prosciutto, parmigiano cheese,
and garden peas in a light cream sauce
Tortelloni Alla Vodka 22
Cheese-filled tortelloni in a light pink vodka cream sauce
Lasagna
The old-world classic pasta sheets layered with ricotta cheese
and tomato sauce, topped with mozzarella and parmigiano cheeses
• Cheese . . . . . . . . . . 20
• Meat . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Shrimp 390 27
Angel hair with sautéed shrimp, fresh spinach, garlic,
mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes in olive oil, and white wine sauce
Pennechiette 24
Penne with sweet Italian sausage and broccoli
rabe in extra virgin olive oil and garlic
Linguine with Clams 24
Linguine with sautéed fresh clams in white wine,
garlic, and parsley or in zesty tomato red sauce
Fettuccini Filletto 26
Fettucine with pan-seared chicken tossed with prosciutto,
plum tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic
*Add meatballs or sausage to any pasta dish. $3.00
CHICKEN
Served with choice of pasta, risotto or Italian style potatoes.
Chicken Parmigiana 27
Breaded chicken breast baked with fresh mozzarella cheese
and our homemade tomato sauce
Chicken Marsala 26
Lightly floured chicken breast sautéed with mushrooms
in Marsala wine
Chicken Piccata 26
Battered chicken breast sautéed with capers in a lemon
butter sauce
Chicken Rollitini 27
Chicken breast stuffed with rolled eggplant, ricotta
and mozzarella cheeses, finished with our homemade tomato sauce
Chicken Francese 26
Chicken breast dipped in egg batter and sautéed in white wine
and lemon butter sauce
Chicken Scarpariello 26
Pan-seared chicken breast topped with sausage, potatoes,
sweet peppers, onions, and banana peppers, with red wine demi-glaze
Chicken Florentine 28
Our signature chicken breast layered with tomato, spinach,
ricotta, and eggplant, topped with sliced artichoke, melted provolone,
and sherry demi-glaze sauce
VEAL
Served with choice of pasta, risotto or Italian style potatoes.
Veal Marsala 26
Lightly-floured and sautéed with mushrooms in Marsala wine sauce
Veal Basilico 26
Sautéed medallions with fresh tomatoes and basil in white
wine butter sauce
Veal Piccata 26
Sautéed with capers in lemon butter sauce
Veal Parmigiana 26
Breaded and baked with fresh mozzarella cheese
and homemade marinara sauce
Veal Francese 26
Dipped in egg batter and sautéed in white wine and lemon
butter sauce
Veal Saltimbocca 29
Layered with prosciutto, spinach, and fresh mozzarella with sherry demi-glaze
Veal Sorrentine 29
Topped with eggplant and ricotta and mozzarella cheeses,
in a light marinara sauce
Veal Valdostano 29
Egg-dipped cutlet layered with prosciutto, roasted red peppers,
and provolone, finished with pignoli demi-glaze
DESSERT
• Cannoli 5
• Rich Chocolate Cake 7
• Tiramisu 8
• N.Y. Cheesecake 8
• Limoncello 8
KID’S MENU
• Spaghetti & Meatballs 10
• Tortelloni with a Pink Sauce 10
• Chicken Fingers & French Fries 10
• Chicken Parmigiana 10
• Baked Ziti 10
SIDE ORDERS
• Broccoli 3
• Garlic Bread 3
• Risotto 3
• Meatballs or Sausage 3
• Italian Potatoes 3
• Spinach with Garlic/Oil 4
• Broccoli Rabe 5
• Pasta 5